Comments on: Windows 7 Install Freezing at “Starting Windows” Animation http://www.curlybrace.com/words/2009/05/04/installing-windows-7-rc-on-biostar-tf8200-a2-with-amd/ Pictures. Now with more words! Sun, 22 Aug 2010 07:01:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Drew Noakes http://www.curlybrace.com/words/2009/05/04/installing-windows-7-rc-on-biostar-tf8200-a2-with-amd/comment-page-1/#comment-3398 Drew Noakes Thu, 20 May 2010 01:34:56 +0000 http://www.curlybrace.com/words/?p=729#comment-3398 I managed to fix this issue on my machine. There's a Win7 utility that lets you configure startup options. Unfortunately I don't remember the name or how to launch it exactly, but I found it by going into the problem solver/diagnostics and running the performance checker which pointed out that programs run at startup, and would I like to see them? In that utility there's a tab called 'Boot' in which you can specify that boot logging should be enabled, and you can check another box to say that this change should be permanent. In this way, boot logging is enabled at every startup without having to go through the F8 menu. There were also some options that turned off the startup animation in exchange for the screen listing drivers as they load which, although less glamorous, gives a better idea of what's going on. Hope that helps someone else. I managed to fix this issue on my machine. There’s a Win7 utility that lets you configure startup options. Unfortunately I don’t remember the name or how to launch it exactly, but I found it by going into the problem solver/diagnostics and running the performance checker which pointed out that programs run at startup, and would I like to see them?

In that utility there’s a tab called ‘Boot’ in which you can specify that boot logging should be enabled, and you can check another box to say that this change should be permanent. In this way, boot logging is enabled at every startup without having to go through the F8 menu.

There were also some options that turned off the startup animation in exchange for the screen listing drivers as they load which, although less glamorous, gives a better idea of what’s going on.

Hope that helps someone else.

]]> By: Jeff Fitzsimons http://www.curlybrace.com/words/2009/05/04/installing-windows-7-rc-on-biostar-tf8200-a2-with-amd/comment-page-1/#comment-3396 Jeff Fitzsimons Wed, 19 May 2010 19:17:55 +0000 http://www.curlybrace.com/words/?p=729#comment-3396 I think I've heard of similar issues which turned out to be timing related. I would first check for any BIOS update. Then I'd disable everything I could in BIOS and see if that fixes it. If so, enable one-by-one until the culprit is found. If that doesn't fix it, I'd look for anything else I could possibly disable in the Windows Device Manager. Of course, I wouldn't be surprised if you'd already tried all of these approaches. I think I’ve heard of similar issues which turned out to be timing related.

I would first check for any BIOS update. Then I’d disable everything I could in BIOS and see if that fixes it. If so, enable one-by-one until the culprit is found. If that doesn’t fix it, I’d look for anything else I could possibly disable in the Windows Device Manager. Of course, I wouldn’t be surprised if you’d already tried all of these approaches.

]]> By: Drew Noakes http://www.curlybrace.com/words/2009/05/04/installing-windows-7-rc-on-biostar-tf8200-a2-with-amd/comment-page-1/#comment-3395 Drew Noakes Wed, 19 May 2010 08:35:26 +0000 http://www.curlybrace.com/words/?p=729#comment-3395 Seeing the same issue performing a fresh install of Win7 64 bit (RTM). Booting animation freezes early on with just two small dots visible (one of the first frames of the animation.) I presume its a particular driver that's failing to load, but I can't see which one. If I use the 'advanced boot options' (F8) and choose 'enable boot logging' then the system boots just fine! How's that for strange? A sort of uncertainty principle in action. Seeing the same issue performing a fresh install of Win7 64 bit (RTM). Booting animation freezes early on with just two small dots visible (one of the first frames of the animation.) I presume its a particular driver that’s failing to load, but I can’t see which one. If I use the ‘advanced boot options’ (F8) and choose ‘enable boot logging’ then the system boots just fine! How’s that for strange? A sort of uncertainty principle in action.

]]> By: Joshua http://www.curlybrace.com/words/2009/05/04/installing-windows-7-rc-on-biostar-tf8200-a2-with-amd/comment-page-1/#comment-3235 Joshua Sat, 06 Feb 2010 02:41:54 +0000 http://www.curlybrace.com/words/?p=729#comment-3235 well disabling my usb controllers does not fix this problem. I plugged my harddrive into my other computer to install windows 7 but now it still freezes on the start up screen when i try to boot. going into safe mode lets me get into the OS because it skips the startup animation, however i can't fix the problem in there. well disabling my usb controllers does not fix this problem. I plugged my harddrive into my other computer to install windows 7 but now it still freezes on the start up screen when i try to boot. going into safe mode lets me get into the OS because it skips the startup animation, however i can’t fix the problem in there.

]]> By: Viktor http://www.curlybrace.com/words/2009/05/04/installing-windows-7-rc-on-biostar-tf8200-a2-with-amd/comment-page-1/#comment-2735 Viktor Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:20:29 +0000 http://www.curlybrace.com/words/?p=729#comment-2735 Just great! I replaced the memory, hard drives (IDE, SATA), removed floppy and different OS versions before I stumbled to this site by googling. Thanks Jeff! Just great!

I replaced the memory, hard drives (IDE, SATA), removed floppy and different OS versions before I stumbled to this site by googling.

Thanks Jeff!

]]> By: Thomas http://www.curlybrace.com/words/2009/05/04/installing-windows-7-rc-on-biostar-tf8200-a2-with-amd/comment-page-1/#comment-1099 Thomas Sun, 12 Jul 2009 19:29:57 +0000 http://www.curlybrace.com/words/?p=729#comment-1099 Great post Jeff! I had the similar problem when trying to install Windows 7 RC (build 7100) 32-bit on my brother's computer, while the installation went fine on my own. He hasn't kept any info regarding his hardware, only thing I know for sure is that he's got a nVidia GeForce 7300 GT GPU... I'm hoping this issue gets fixed by public release! ;) Great post Jeff!

I had the similar problem when trying to install Windows 7 RC (build 7100) 32-bit on my brother’s computer, while the installation went fine on my own.

He hasn’t kept any info regarding his hardware, only thing I know for sure is that he’s got a nVidia GeForce 7300 GT GPU…

I’m hoping this issue gets fixed by public release! ;)

]]> By: Brett http://www.curlybrace.com/words/2009/05/04/installing-windows-7-rc-on-biostar-tf8200-a2-with-amd/comment-page-1/#comment-1007 Brett Mon, 15 Jun 2009 04:29:08 +0000 http://www.curlybrace.com/words/?p=729#comment-1007 This has caused it's own problems though. My wireless card is USB2.0 and so I have no connectivity! Worse still, every time W7 has an issue with something, it tries to tell Microsoft about it. "There is a problem with your network adapter" + "tell microsoft about it (via the network adapter)" = FAIL. This has caused it’s own problems though. My wireless card is USB2.0 and so I have no connectivity! Worse still, every time W7 has an issue with something, it tries to tell Microsoft about it. “There is a problem with your network adapter” + “tell microsoft about it (via the network adapter)” = FAIL.

]]> By: Brett http://www.curlybrace.com/words/2009/05/04/installing-windows-7-rc-on-biostar-tf8200-a2-with-amd/comment-page-1/#comment-1003 Brett Sun, 14 Jun 2009 00:33:29 +0000 http://www.curlybrace.com/words/?p=729#comment-1003 Nice work, Jeff. I had been struggling for ages trying to get my Windows 7 to boot after initial install, and it was freezing on the logo startup screen. I couldn't even get past it in safe mode with command prompt, it stopped at disk.sys. I Bing'ed the problem ("windows 7" startup hang disk.sys)and found your post. To confirm your suspicion, I went into the bios and disabled USB2.0 only - nothing else. It's now completing the installation. Kudos! Brett Nice work, Jeff.
I had been struggling for ages trying to get my Windows 7 to boot after initial install, and it was freezing on the logo startup screen. I couldn’t even get past it in safe mode with command prompt, it stopped at disk.sys. I Bing’ed the problem (“windows 7″ startup hang disk.sys)and found your post.
To confirm your suspicion, I went into the bios and disabled USB2.0 only – nothing else. It’s now completing the installation.

Kudos!

Brett

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